Six unmissable dining events

Exciting gourmet experiences, from a series celebrating female chefs to a supper club for a brilliant cause

By Frances Hedges10 April 2017

Pink Plates dinner at Moro
Samantha Clark, the founder of Moro and Morito, is joining forces with the leading female chefs Angela Hartnett, Margot Henderson, Thomasina Miers and Skye Gyngell to host a special event in aid of Breast Cancer Care. The chefs will serve a bespoke menu at Moro to launch the two-month ‘Pink Plates’ initiative, which will see numerous London restaurants invite diners to add £1 to their bill to support the charity. 8 May at Moro, London EC1; tickets cost £150 and can be booked by phone on 020 7833 8336 or via email at info@moro.co.uk.

Key4Life Social Supper Club
The London caterer Social Pantry is launching a one-off supper club to support the young-offender charity Key4Life. Top chefs – including Social Pantry’s founder Alex Head (pictured), alongside Adam Handling, Anna Barnett, Lee Westcott, and Richard Falk and Robin Gill – will team up with five young ex-offenders interested in the food industry to serve a five-course menu. 26 April at Calvert 22, London E2; tickets cost £50 and can be booked here.

Easter with Fabergé at Quaglino’s
The St James’s-based brasserie has joined forces with the jeweller Fabergé to present a pop-up Russian vodka and caviar bar that will serve a decadent menu featuring Kusmi tea-cured salmon and Scotch quail eggs. Plus, try one of the four limited-edition cocktails inspired by Fabergé’s fine-jewellery collection and marvel at the artistic egg sculpture on display. 7 to 21 April at Quaglino’s, London W1; to book, ring 020 7930 6767 or email quaglinos@dandlondon.com.

Female guest-chef series at J Sheekey
The Covent Garden seafood restaurant will host a series of dinners prepared by female chefs in the elegant surroundings of its Atlantic Bar. Anna Tobias, Rachel Roddy and Ching He Huang (pictured) will each cook alongside J Sheekey’s head chef Andrew McLay for one night only, serving a menu of family-style sharing plates, as well as speaking to diners about their culinary philosophy. 25 April, 9 May and 27 June at J Sheekey; tickets cost £50 and can be booked here.

Locksmith dinners at Yosma
This Turkish tavern on Baker Street is transporting Londoners to the backstreets of Istanbul with its weekly Locksmith dinners hosted by the executive chef Hus Vedat. Gather with friends for a glass of raki and a feast of meze dishes, including balik (freshly caught fish, barbecued whole) and pancar (pit-roasted beetroot with garlic and dill). Every Tuesday from 7pm at Yosma, London W1; tickets cost £39 and can be booked via email on reservations@yosma.london.

Classic Escoffier Menu at Savoy Grill
Savoy Grill is paying tribute to its first-ever head chef, the legendary Auguste Escoffier, as part of the Bookatable Feast on London festival, which celebrates the capital’s culinary heritage. Offering diners a taste of the classics, the menu features dishes such as omelette Arnold Bennett, scallop and shrimp bouillabaisse, and a bombe nero dessert. Available every day except Saturday evenings at Savoy Grill, London WC2; ring 020 7592 1600 or book online here.

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